Synergy of Nanoparticles/Clusters Properties and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to contribute your work to the Special Issue of Molecules titled “Synergy of Nanoparticles/Clusters Properties and Applications”.

The properties of matter are normally defined by its composition. However, at the nanoscale, the properties also change with size and shape and surface effects become a dominant factor that determines the behavior and reactivity of particulate matter. This fact has motivated researchers to better understand the transition from the atomic or molecular scale (a few atoms) towards bulk materials (millions of atoms).

This Special Issue aims to obtain an overview of the latest research in the field of metal nanoparticles and metal clusters and disclose possible future avenues. Metal clusters in the size regime of 10–300 metal atoms are a special class of materials that have gained significant interest, since it was realized that such clusters can be obtained with precise composition and in large quantities. The strongly size-dependent behavior of clusters, in combination with the stability and tunability of properties (solubility, electronic and optical properties), has led to intense research, motivated not only by curiosity, but also by the potential of these materials for applications in fields such as sensing, drug delivery, imaging and catalysis. This Special Issue intends to provide a view of metal nanoparticles/clusters synthesis, characterization or theory, which leads to applications in different fields.

Dr. Noelia Barrabés
Prof. Dr. Joanna Olesiak-Bańska
Guest Editors

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